PSYCH 345 Study Guide - Hemispatial Neglect, Anosognosia, Hemiparesis
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Exam format same as last exam (multiple choice and short answer) Shape for action: disorders of dorsal pathway, balint"s syndrome, neglect. Intact abilities implicate functions of dorsal stream. Orientation & shape representations available for guiding action; how to act in space. Shape for action: disorders of dorsal pathway, bilateral parietal damage- Balint"s syndrome (1909) a disorder of space exploration and space cognition A cluster co-occuring visuomotor & visuospatial disturbances. Optic ataxia: disorder of reaching and other visually guided movements of the limbs. inability to move the eyes. Gaze apraxia: voluntarily to points in the visual field. Impaired whole body movement in space (examples) Optic ataxia: disorder of reaching and other visually guided movements of the limbs. Gaze apraxia: inability to move the eyes voluntarily to points in the visual field. Spatial disorientation: inability to appreciate spatial relations. Simultanagnosia: the inability to see more than one object at a time. Gaze apraxia: disorder of voluntary gaze shifts.
